甚嚣尘上 — “Rumors and discussions are widespread and vociferous”

Q: What is the Chinese definition of 甚嚣尘上?

甚：很；嚣：喧嚷。人声喧嚷，尘土飞扬。原形容军中正忙于准备的状态。后来形容消息普遍淬，议论纷纷。现多指反动言论十分嚣张。

甚嚣尘上 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Rumors and discussions are widespread and vociferous”. A great clamor is raised; (of negative opinions or controversies) to be prevalent and widely debated. Literally, “Extremely clamorous, dust rising high”.

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甚嚣尘上 Pronunciation and Pinyin

甚嚣尘上 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order

Character	Pinyin	Strokes	Meaning
甚	shèn	9	very, extremely, greatly
嚣	xiāo	18	noisy and arrogant
尘	chén	6	dust, mortal world
上	shàng	3	up, above, on, previous, ascend

Example Sentence with 甚嚣尘上

关于公司年度业绩下滑的各种猜测和讨论甚嚣尘上，引起了员工们的不安。

Various speculations and discussions about the company's annual performance decline are widespread, causing unease among employees.

Origin and Story of 甚嚣尘上

During the Spring and Autumn Period, the Jin state attacked the Zheng state. Zheng sought assistance from the Chu state, and King Gong of Chu personally led a large army to aid Zheng.

The Chu army, taking advantage of the Jin army's unpreparedness, advanced close to their front lines, hoping to force them to surrender.

King Li of Jin adopted a strategy suggested by Fan Wenzi's son: to fill up stoves and cover wells. This action created a massive amount of noise and dust, giving the impression that the Jin army was bustling with activity and quickly forming a large battle array.

King Gong of Chu, misjudging the situation and underestimating his opponent, was ultimately defeated by the Jin army.